Miracle Mambo

[Intro: Raw percussion with brass stabs] (spoken word, gritty) Uh! Check it out now! This is how we rise from the dirt! [Verse 1] Broke down in the courthouse hallway Signing papers, giving life away Empty house echoing my name Playing solitaire with all this shame But I got up, I got up Started feeding strays behind the shop One cat, two cats, building hope Turned my backyard into their scope [Verse 2] Bankrupt soul with a broken lease Searching for some inner peace Every whisker, every purr Healing wounds I thought would never cure Now I'm moving, now I'm grooving Feet remember what they're proving That a man can fall apart And still rebuild his beating heart [Chorus: Full brass with percussive breaks] HEY! (HEY!) This is my resurrection dance! UH! (UH!) Give a broken man a chance! From the gutter to the stars I'm dancing through these battle scars Miracle mambo in my bones I AIN'T DANCING ALONE! [Break: Percussion breakdown] (shouted) Hit me! [Verse 3] They said I lost everything that mattered Left me feeling bruised and battered But these cats taught me how to fight Turned my darkness into light Now I'm swinging, now I'm singing Got my whole world ringing From the ashes of my past Built a love that's gonna last [Chorus: Layered vocals with brass stabs] HEY! (HEY!) This is my resurrection dance! UH! (UH!) Give a broken man a chance! From the gutter to the stars I'm dancing through these battle scars Miracle mambo in my bones I AIN'T DANCING ALONE! [Bridge: Muted brass, spoken intensity] (spoken word, building) They tried to bury me But they forgot I was a seed Now watch me grow Watch me show How a man can bleed and still succeed [Chorus: Full arrangement, explosive] HEY! (HEY!) This is my resurrection dance! UH! (UH!) Give a broken man a chance! From the gutter to the stars I'm dancing through these battle scars Miracle mambo in my bones I AIN'T DANCING ALONE! [Outro: Brass flourish with fading percussion] (shouted) That's right! Miracle mambo!